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George77

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I'm working on my first pc build and am a bit hesitant to pull the trigger on buying anything. It's purpose is to run engineering programs, basic video editing, and some gaming. Is there anything that you would recommend changing? I'm especially hesitant on my graphics card and screen combination. My original price range was about $1500, but I decided that I'd rather spend a little more for better equipment.

Here's my parts list:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/48mtTW
 
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That build looks fine for the dollar amount and for your uses. If you wanted to stay with a 4GB GPU and were okay with upping the budget by a couple hundred then the GTX 980 would be better than that R9 380 4GB. However, for that price point you would be better off going with the R9 390 with 8GB of VRAM.
 
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Your rendering would be faster and you could game at higher resolutions with higher fps. This would definitely help with the projection onto two 27" panels. Especially, if they would go over 1080p in resolution.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($94.00 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.00 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: QNIX QX2710 Evolution II Matte Perfect 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($225.00)
Monitor: QNIX QX2710 Evolution II Matte Perfect 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($225.00)
Keyboard: Logitech G105 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1654.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-20 00:46 EDT-0400
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-UD3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($153.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: QNIX QX2710 Evolution II Matte Perfect 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($225.00)
Monitor: QNIX QX2710 Evolution II Matte Perfect 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($225.00)
Keyboard: Logitech G105 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1924.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-20 15:47 EDT-0400
 
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You are wasting your money with the 5820K. You might as well just have a 4790K in terms of PCI lanes. If you want your money's worth and have lots of PCI lanes then the 5930K will be the one you need.
 
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